Father's Day Cupcakes

Ever wonder what peanut butter, chocolate chips, and ganache would taste like? Mix that with the smell of bacon from my house that day and I would have called it Heaven. 

Props to FoodSnots because these. are. fabulous.

Enjoy!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
     1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
     1 tsp baking powder
     1/4 tsp salt
     6 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
     3/4 cup smooth all natural peanut butter, at room temperature
     1/2 cup packed brown sugar
     1/2 cup sugar
     2 large eggs
     1 tsp vanilla extract
     1/2 cup whole milk
     2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat your oven to 350.

Milk the milk and vanilla in a small bowl. Set aside.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in another small bowl, and set aside.

Next,  beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy..

Add eggs and blend until smooth.

 

Slowly mix in the peanut butter, then add half the flour, the other half, and when fully mixed, the milk.

FOLD in the chocolate chips. Do not use a mixer for this part, makes a mess.

Toss in the oven for about 22 minutes. Don't overdo it because you want your cakes to be light and fluffy, not hard and heavy.

Don't they look tasty?

Once they've cooled, make your frosting/ganache.

 Peanut Butter Frosting
     6 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
     1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
     1/2 tsp salt
     1 cup creamy peanut butter, natural (or if you want a smoother look, go not-natural)
     1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
     1/2 cup whole milk

Place the sugar and salt in one bowl, and your milk and vanilla in another.

Beat the butter and peanut butter together until smooth.

Alternately add milk and flour and beat until smooth.

I can't remember what size I used to do this, but, helpful tip, if you don't have a pastry bag, a ziplock works fine. Put your bag in a tall, wide glass, and fold the edges of the back over the sides of the cup so you can fill it. Make sure that your fittings are already attached to the bottom of the bag. 

I used a size 1 for the chocolate. About 2 tablespoons and a dash of mocha coffee creamer. ;) Microwave until just hot enough to mix. Put it in a bag, and pipe it. Pipe it real good. 

Aren't they purty?